[TowerTalk] from towers to shack

GARY HUBER glhuber at msn.com
Tue Dec 10 07:40:38 EST 2013


Read the two different manuals, the control line protector has 65 volt MOVs, 
the COAX protector has the gas tube and inductor, both have caps if I'm 
recalling correctly...


73 ES DX,
Gary -- AB9M

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Lux
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 11:57 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] from towers to shack

On 12/9/13 9:00 PM, GARY HUBER wrote:
> Here's another MOV solution;
> http://www.arraysolutions.com/images/SurgeSupressorManual_1.pdf .....
> simply (8 or 16) 65 volt MOVs in a NEMA box. I mounted the 16 terminal
> version at the ground window and cable entrance of my shack. The ground
> window is bonded to the tower ground system on the outside and is also
> bonded to the supplemental and primary system electrical ground systems
> in accordance with the National Electrical Code. For coaxial cables, I
> use bulkhead connectors to penetrate the ground window (aluminum plate ,
> Plexiglas / plastic , aluminum plate sandwich) with ICE co-axial
> protectors;
> http://www.arraysolutions.com/ManualsandAppNotes/AS-3xxManual.pdf
>


Doesn't say those are MOVs.. with a 65V firing voltage, those could be
gas discharge tubes.

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